Louis XVI, Henri IV, and Louis XII

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Piat Joseph Sauvage

Associated Names
Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1736 - 1807

Piat Joseph Sauvage

Artist After, Flemish, 1744 - 1818

The image displays three men's heads in profile within an ornate circular frame. Each head is shown from the shoulders up, facing left. The two figures on the left have shorter hair, while the figure on the right has long, wavy hair that flows past the shoulders. The men wear historical clothing with ruffled collars. The circular frame is adorned with a ribbon and laurel design, with the names "LOUIS XIII," "HENRI IV," and "LOUIS XIV" inscribed around the edge. A rectangular scroll below the frame contains elegant calligraphy. The background has a textured pattern, and the composition is set against a plain, light-colored backdrop with some visible spots.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.6 x 12.9 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.208.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, no. 149, State vi/vi

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1879

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Augustin de Saint-Aubin. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 5. Paris: Damascene Morgand et Charles Fatout, 1879.

Inscriptions

across bottom in plate: Peint par P. Sauvage Peintre du Roi et Gravé par Aug. de St. Aubin, Graveur du Roi et de sa Bibliothe.; lower left in plate: Se Vend, à Paris chez M. Desmarest, / Hôtel de Bullion, rue Platriere.; lower right in plate: Présenté à sa Majesté / Par son très humble et très obeissant Serviteur et Sujet / Desmarets; around top of oval in plate: LOUIS XII. HENRI IV. LOUIS XVI.; in plaque below circular border: Dédie à la Reine.

Wikidata ID

Q75120667

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